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COIN
Unique ID: BM-5DFC51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper alloy nummus of Gratian (AD 367-83), dating to AD 378-83 (Reece Period 20), VOT XV MVLT XX in wreath. Uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 378
Date to: Exactly AD 383
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.19 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: RL 13/0352
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Gratian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 20 [378-388]
Obverse description: Diademed, draped and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: D N GRATIA-NVS [P F AVG]
Reverse inscription: VOT/XV/[M]VLT/[XX] in wreath
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: VOT / XV / MVLT / XX
Reverse mint mark: //[...]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Godmanchester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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